Recipe lab

Saponis

Head-to-head

Palm Kernel Oil vs High Oleic Sunflower Oil

hard
soft

Substitution factor

NaOH SAP A 0.1770NaOH SAP B 0.1350A / B = 0.1770 / 0.1350

1.3111

Multiply your lye amount by 1.3111 when swapping Palm Kernel Oil for High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

Inverse 0.7627 when swapping High Oleic Sunflower Oil for Palm Kernel Oil.

500 g swap · pure NaOH

500 g Palm Kernel Oil
88.50 g NaOH
500 g High Oleic Sunflower Oil
67.50 g NaOH
Lye_A = Lye_B × factor
67.50 × 1.3111 = 88.50
Reverse pair

Constants

SAP, iodine, INS

MetricPalm Kernel OilHigh Oleic Sunflower OilΔ A−B
NaOH SAP (pure)

0.1770

0.1350

+0.0420
KOH SAP (pure)

0.2470

0.1890

+0.0580
KOH SAP (90%)

0.2744

0.2100

+0.0644
Iodine value

18

83

-65
INS

227

106

+121
Max % of oils

30%

25%

+5
Hardness class

hard

soft

—
Trace

accelerates

slows

—
INCI (pre-sap)

Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Kernel Oil

Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil

—
INCI NaOH salt

Sodium Palm Kernelate

Sodium Sunflowerate

—
INCI KOH salt

Potassium Palm Kernelate

Potassium Sunflowerate

—

Fatty acids

Eight-acid profile

MetricPalm Kernel OilHigh Oleic Sunflower OilΔ A−B
Lauric C12:0

49.0%

0.0%

+49.0
Myristic C14:0

16.0%

0.0%

+16.0
Palmitic C16:0

8.0%

4.0%

+4.0
Stearic C18:0

2.0%

4.0%

-2.0
Ricinoleic C18:1-OH

0.0%

0.0%

0.0
Oleic C18:1

15.0%

82.0%

-67.0
Linoleic C18:2

2.0%

9.0%

-7.0
Linolenic C18:3

0.0%

0.0%

0.0

Quality

Physical contribution

MetricPalm Kernel OilHigh Oleic Sunflower OilΔ A−B
Hardness

75.0

8.0

+67.0
Cleansing

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Conditioning

17.0

91.0

-74.0
Bubbly lather

65.0

0.0

+65.0
Creamy lather

10.0

8.0

+2.0
Longevity

10.0

8.0

+2.0